Chapter 98 – Coming with Ill Intent

As for the other Common Quality Crafting Station, Xiao Wuwang directly loaded the Refining Station Blueprint, which had no Quality distinction.

Producing one Refining Station required: Wood1000, Wood Pith100, Iron1000, Refined Iron200, Copper200, Rare Metal100, Mechanical Parts100, Electronic Components100, Intelligent Chip*1.

The production time was 2.5 hours.

Checking the inventory again, there were only 180 Units of Refined Iron left, still short by 20 Units!

Xiao Wuwang immediately opened the Trading House to search.

Fortunately, it was available for sale, though the price was quite high—1 Unit of Refined Iron sold for 3-4 Infinite Coins.

It should be noted that 10 Units of Iron could be refined into 1 Unit of Refined Iron.

Currently on the market, 1 Infinite Coin could buy 20 Units of Iron.

Doing the conversion, the current price of Refined Iron could be described as outrageously expensive!

However, this was due to no one having a Refining Station.

Even if sellers were asking exorbitant prices, he still had to buy!

Xiao Wuwang spent 72 Infinite Coins and finally acquired 20 Units of Refined Iron.

With the materials gathered, Xiao Wuwang immediately instructed the Crafting Station to produce one Refining Station first.

The Level 4 Crafting Station was temporarily out of resources for further production arrangements, so Xiao Wuwang loaded the complete set of Level 1-4 melee weapon Blueprints into the Perfect Quality Crafting Station.

Producing one Level 3 melee weapon roughly required: Iron100, Copper5, Rare Metal*5.

Producing one Level 4 melee weapon roughly required: Iron100, Refined Iron10, Copper5, Rare Metal5.

Level 4 melee weapons required additional Refined Iron.

Currently, he had no Refined Iron on hand, and buying it from the market wasn’t cost-effective. Moreover, most players were only around Level 2-3, and even if they desired Level 4 weapons, many couldn’t afford them.

Thus, Xiao Wuwang directly ordered the production of 20 Level 3 melee weapons, specifically: 4 large machetes, 4 Tang Daos, 4 spears, 4 battle axes, and 4 daggers.

The production time for each was 12 minutes.

Finally, Xiao Wuwang’s gaze returned to the Artisan Workbench.

There were too many things requiring Blueprint derivation, and Xiao Wuwang found himself momentarily indecisive.

If ranked by priority for boosting combat strength, the top priority would naturally be the Level 5 Terminator, followed by Level 4 and Level 5 Plasma Guns, and finally other Level 5 melee weapons.

Additionally, more practical items like the Vitality Potion formula and its corresponding Configuration Station, as well as Level 2 Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Level 3 Micro Nuclear Fusion Reactors, and Level 4 Energy Batteries upgraded from Level 3 Energy Batteries, all needed derivation.

Without deriving the Level 5 Energy Battery, even if he derived the Level 5 Terminator Blueprint, he wouldn’t be able to produce Level 5 Terminators.

So, even though Xiao Wuwang really wanted to mass-produce Terminators, it wasn’t possible at the moment.

After weighing the options, Xiao Wuwang decided to first derive the Level 2 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Blueprint.

The Level 3 Plasma Rifle required a battery or energy source to operate. Ordinary high-capacity batteries would run out of power after just a few attacks, whereas the Level 2 Hydrogen Fuel Cell could sustain it for two to three hundred attacks—for most people, this was already exceptionally long-lasting endurance.

Of course, the best option would be to equip it with a Level 3 Micro Nuclear Fusion Reactor, which would allow the Level 3 Plasma Gun to operate almost indefinitely, likely only stopping when the Plasma Gun itself broke down.

Xiao Wuwang had no intention of selling this plasma gun with infinite endurance. Even if he wanted to, few could afford it.

His priority in deriving the Level 2 Hydrogen Fuel Cell was based on economic considerations.

The derivation time for the Level 2 Hydrogen Fuel Cell wasn’t long—less than four hours.

It would be completed by evening. By that calculation, he could schedule the derivation of the Level 3 Miniature Nuclear Fusion Reactor tonight.

After arranging the work in the Auxiliary Carriage, Xiao Wuwang finally had time to check the upgraded Train Panel.

Train Conductor: Wuwang Kuangzun

Level: 5 (Next-Level Upgrade Requirements: Wood50,000, Wood Pith10,000, Iron20,000, Refined Iron10,000, Copper5,000, Silver1,000, Gold500, Mechanical Parts2,000, Electronic Components2,000, Ultra-Strength Alloy Plating100, Quantum Multi-Power Core1, Train Upgrade Card10), Current Level Privileges (Expandable)

Speed: (60+18) km/h

Durability: 1600/1600

Expansion Slots: 5 (Multifunction Radar, Viper-S Autocannon, Continuously Variable Transmission)

Carriages:

Level 4 Living Carriage*1 (Thermostatic Control System, Air Purification System, Composite Shield Matrix)

Level 4 Living Carriage*1 (Fitness·Cultivation Room)

Level 4 Infinite Storage Carriage1 (Infinite Storage Cells85, Linked Portable Space Cells5, Stasis Space Cells10)

Level 5 Auxiliary Carriage (Artisan Workbench, Level 4 Crafting Station4, Level 4 Configuration Station1)

Level 4 Armament Carriage1 (Weapon Slots9: Antimatter Particle Beam Turret, Mad Dragon-X Ice-Fire Launcher, Thunderbolt Tower)

Level 4 Armament Carriage1 (Weapon Slots9)

Level 4 Planting Carriage1 (Planting Spaces13, Ecological Water Recycling System)

Level 4 Breeding Carriage*1

Level 4 Ordinary Carriage*1

Level 4 Living Carriage*2

Level 4 Storage Carriage1 (Storage Cells100)

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With excitement, Xiao Wuwang tapped to expand the current Level Privileges:

1. Train speed increased by 20 km/h (Infinite Coins*80)

2. Platform Docking Time +1 hour (Infinite Coins*10)

3. Storage Carriage Expansion Card (Infinite Coins*200)

4. Train Nanobot Repair System (Infinite Coins800, Iron5,000, Refined Iron1,000, Copper1,000, Rare Metal200, Mechanical Parts1,000, Electronic Components*1,000. Note: The train must evolve into an intelligent train to operate this system.)

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Privileges One and Two were basically standard.

What frustrated Xiao Wuwang a bit was that Privilege Three turned out to be a Storage Carriage Expansion Card. Since he already had an Infinite Storage Carriage, his storage needs weren’t significant.

However, he could still buy it and sell it later for several times the price.

What brought him comfort was Privilege Four.

With this system, as long as the locomotive and carriages weren’t completely destroyed, there was potential for repair in the future.

Being able to activate this system now was a huge gain. If it appeared again at higher levels in the future, the cost might be dozens or even hundreds of times higher.

Xiao Wuwang directly spent 290 Infinite Coins to activate Privileges One, Two, and Three.

After activating the privileges, Xiao Wuwang’s train, without using an Acceleration Card, had its speed increased to 104 km/h, and the station stop time was reduced to 8 hours.

As for Privilege Level 4, he still had to wait. The biggest shortfall was 1,000 units of Refined Iron. With such a large gap, he couldn’t possibly spend Infinite Coins to buy it from the Trading House.

Well, even if he wanted to buy it, he didn’t have enough Infinite Coins, and the Trading House didn’t have that much Refined Iron for sale anyway.

But there was no rush for now. The resource gap for upgrading to Level 6 was even larger, and it was unlikely he could upgrade in the short term. He could use this time to settle down and consolidate.

After understanding the train’s situation, Xiao Wuwang thought he could finally have some free time.

Little did he know that another track had suddenly appeared in the wilderness, running parallel to his train.

Someone had used a Positioning Card!

Xiao Wuwang looked at the track outside and couldn’t help but narrow his eyes. “This newcomer doesn’t seem friendly!”